How does Pleasant Valley High compare to other high schools in Chico?

Pleasant Valley High has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.0/100, placing it at the 85th percentile statewide. 32% of students exceed standard, with a total of 819 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pleasant Valley High?

31.9% of students at Pleasant Valley High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pleasant Valley High?

16.6% of students at Pleasant Valley High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Pleasant Valley High

High School

Chico Unified ChicoButte County95926

📍 1475 East Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,922 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

85 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

91.7%

AP Exam Prepared

59.4%

A-G Completion

43.9%

College-Going Rate

80.4%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+28.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+16.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

15.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 39 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic21.1%

White60.1%

Asian6.0%

Black2.5%

Other10.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pleasant Valley High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.9%
Met Standard	27.8%
Below Standard	40.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Pleasant Valley High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 10.7 points above the Chico Unified district average of 21.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 30.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 91.7% — above the state target. 43.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 80.4% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

31.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

59.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

16.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

819

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	410	45.4%	29.8%	14.6%	10.2%	75.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	409	18.3%	25.9%	23.7%	32.0%	44.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

McManus (John A.) Elementary

Also serves area

Citrus Avenue Elementary

39.235th pctile

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Middle

Bidwell Junior High

47.566th pctile

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High School

Pleasant Valley High

65.085th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.